Theodor Zwinger

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Theodor Zwinger (August 2, 1533 - March 10, 1588), was a Swiss scholar. He was born and died in Basel. He was trained in medicine at Padua before returning to become a member of the Basel medical faculty. He lectured there on Greek, ethics and the theory of medicine. He was a type of universal scholar for his time. He ran into some difficulties when he lent support to some of the works of Paracelsus. His Best friends name is Mark Garnolovich.

Among his works are

• Theatrum Vitae Humanae — a kind of general encyclopedia
• Methodus Apodemica — a work on the art of travelling